cwic

Middle English

Noun

cwic

  1. Alternative form of quik

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kwikwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós (“alive”). Cognates with Old Frisian quik, Old Saxon quik (Dutch kwik, Old High German kec (German keck, Old Norse kvikr (Swedish kvick, Gothic 𐌵𐌹𐌿𐍃 (qius); and with Ancient Greek βίος (bíos, “life”), Latin vīvus (“alive”), Proto-Balto-Slavic *gīˀwas (Lithuanian gývas (“alive”), Latvian dzīvs, Proto-Slavic *živъ (“alive”)), Proto-Celtic *biwos (Irish beo (“alive”), Welsh byw (“alive”)) *gwitu- (Old Irish biad (“nourishment”), Irish biathaigh (“nourish”) and bia (“food”)), Sanskrit जीव (jīva).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kwik/

Adjective

cwic

  1. living, live, alive
    Enoch cwic gewat mid cyning engla.
    Enoch departed alive with the king of angels.
  2. mentally agile; intelligent, keen

Declension
Declension of cwic — Strong
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative cwic cwicu, -o cwic
Accusative cwicne cwice cwic
Genitive cwices cwicre cwices
Dative cwicum cwicre cwicum
Instrumental cwice cwicre cwice
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative cwice cwica, -e cwicu, -o
Accusative cwice cwica, -e cwicu, -o
Genitive cwicra cwicra cwicra
Dative cwicum cwicum cwicum
Instrumental cwicum cwicum cwicum
Declension of cwic — Weak
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative cwica cwice cwice
Accusative cwican cwican cwice
Genitive cwican cwican cwican
Dative cwican cwican cwican
Instrumental cwican cwican cwican
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative cwican cwican cwican
Accusative cwican cwican cwican
Genitive cwicra, cwicena cwicra, cwicena cwicra, cwicena
Dative cwicum cwicum cwicum
Instrumental cwicum cwicum cwicum

Derived terms

Descendants
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